WORK FORCE - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

labour force or work force

forza lavoro

resident work force

permanente

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

I. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΟΥΣ

1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

forza θηλ

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

violenza θηλ

force (of sun's rays)

potenza θηλ

force (of sun's rays)

sferza θηλ

force (of fall)

impatto αρσ

he was knocked over by the force of the blast, the blow

fu buttato a terra dalla potenza dell'esplosione, del colpo

I hit him with all the force I could muster

lo colpii con tutte le mie forze

2. force (physical means):

force

forza θηλ

to use force

impiegare la forza or la violenza or ricorrere alla violenza

by force

a forza

by force of arms, by military force

ricorrendo alla forza (militare)

3. force μτφ:

force (strength) (of intellect, memory, enthusiasm, logic, grief)

forza θηλ

by or out of or from force of habit, of circumstance, of numbers

per forza d'abitudine, per cause di forza maggiore, con la forza del numero

“no, ” she said with some force

“no, ” disse piuttosto energicamente

to have the force of law

avere forza di legge

4. force (strong influence):

force

forza θηλ

a force for good, change

una forza che tende al bene, a un cambiamento

the forces of evil

le forze del male

she's a force in the democratic movement

è una figura determinante all'interno del movimento democratico

market forces

forze del mercato

this country is no longer a world force

questo paese non è più una potenza mondiale

5. force U (organized group):

force

forze θηλ πλ

expeditionary, peacekeeping force

corpo di spedizione, forza di pace

naval, ground force

forze navali, di terra

labour force or work force

forza lavoro

task force ΣΤΡΑΤ

task force

task force ΣΤΡΑΤ

unità operativa

task force (of police)

squadra speciale

6. force (police):

force, also Force the force

la polizia

7. force ΦΥΣ:

force

forza θηλ

centrifugal, centripetal force

forza centrifuga, centripeta

force of gravity

forza di gravità

8. force ΜΕΤΕΩΡ:

force

forza θηλ

a force 10 gale

un vento forza 10

9. force:

in force (in large numbers, strength)

in forze

in force (effective) law, act, prices, ban, curfew

in vigore

to come into force

entrare in vigore

II. force¹

force forces ΟΥΣ npl ΣΤΡΑΤ:

the forces

le forze armate

III. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. force (compel, oblige):

force

forzare, obbligare, costringere

to force sb, sth to do

costringere qn, qc a fare

to be forced to do

essere costretto a fare

he forced his voice to remain calm

si sforzò di mantenere un tono di voce calmo

to force a smile, a laugh

fare un sorriso sforzato, ridere sforzatamente

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare

protesters have forced a public inquiry

i dimostranti hanno fatto in modo che si conducesse un'inchiesta pubblica

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd

farsi largo fra

to force one's way through [sth] jungle

aprirsi un varco in

to force sb to the ground, up against sth

spingere qn a terra, contro qc

she forced him to his knees

lo costrinse a inginocchiarsi

the car forced the motorbike off the road, into the ditch

la macchina mandò la moto fuori strada, nel fosso

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

il cattivo tempo gli impedì di rimettersi in marcia per una settimana

she forced her way to the top through sheer perseverance

si è fatta strada or è arrivata in alto solo grazie alla sua grande costanza

3. force (apply great pressure to):

force door, window, lock, safe, engine

forzare

force bolt, screw

sforzare

to force an entry ΝΟΜ

entrare con la forza

to force the pace

forzare il passo or l'andatura

4. force ΓΕΩΡΓ (speed up growth):

force plant

forzare la crescita di

force animal

ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso

IV. to force oneself ΡΉΜΑ αυτοπ ρήμα

1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

sforzarsi (to do di fare)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imporre la propria presenza a qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

non vorrei importi la mia presenza

V. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs]

to force sb's hand

forzare la mano a qn

force² [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΟΥΣ βρετ (waterfall)

force

cascata θηλ

I. work [βρετ wəːk, αμερικ wərk] ΟΥΣ

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work

lavoro αρσ (on su)

to be at work on sth

lavorare a qc or essere occupato a fare qc

to watch sb at work

guardare qn lavorare

to go to or set to or get to work

mettersi al lavoro

to go to or set to or get to work on sth

mettersi al lavoro per fare qc

to set to work doing

mettersi a fare

to put a lot of work into essay, speech

dedicare molto lavoro or impegno a

to put a lot of work into meal, preparations

mettere molto impegno, dedicare molto tempo a (preparare)

to put a lot of work into doing

mettere molto impegno a fare

to put or set sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro or fare lavorare qn

we put him to work doing

l'abbiamo messo a fare or l'abbiamo incaricato di fare

it was hard work doing

è stato difficile or è stata una fatica fare

to be hard at work

lavorare sodo or darci dentro col lavoro

your essay needs more work

il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro

there's still a lot of work to be done

bisogna fare ancora un sacco di lavoro

I've got work to do

devo lavorare or ho del lavoro da fare

to make short or light work of sth

liquidare or sbrigare qc velocemente

to make short work of sb

liquidare qn or levarsi qn di torno rapidamente

it's all in a day's work

è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione or fa parte del lavoro

“good or nice work” (on written work)

“buono”

“good or nice work” (orally)

“bene!”

it's hot, thirsty work

fa venire caldo, sete

2. work (occupation):

work

lavoro αρσ

work

occupazione θηλ

work

mestiere αρσ

to be in work

avere un lavoro or un'occupazione

to look for work

cercare lavoro

day, night work

lavoro di giorno, di notte

place of work

luogo di lavoro

to start or begin work (daily)

cominciare il lavoro or cominciare a lavorare

to start or begin work (for the first time)

cominciare a lavorare

to stop work (at the end of the day)

finire il lavoro or finire di lavorare

to stop work (on retirement)

finire or smettere di lavorare

to be off work (on vacation)

fare vacanza, essere in vacanza, in permesso

to be off work with flu

essere a casa con l'influenza or essere assente a causa dell'influenza

to be out of work

essere disoccupato or essere senza lavoro

nice work if you can get it! οικ

beato chi ci riesce!

nice work if you can get it! before ουσ clothes, shoes

da lavoro

3. work (place of employment):

work (office)

lavoro αρσ

work (office)

ufficio αρσ

work (factory)

lavoro αρσ

work (factory)

fabbrica θηλ

to go to work

andare al lavoro or a lavorare

don't phone me at work

non telefonarmi al lavoro

there's a canteen at work

c'è la mensa dove lavoro

there's a canteen at work before ουσ phone number

del lavoro

4. work (building, construction):

work

lavori αρσ πλ (on a)

5. work (papers):

to take one's work home

portarsi il lavoro a casa

to take one's work home μτφ

portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

spread your work out on the table

occupa pure il tavolo con le tue cose, con il tuo lavoro

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report)

lavoro αρσ

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

lavoro αρσ

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

opera θηλ (by di)

work (study)

lavoro αρσ

work (study)

studio αρσ (by di; on su)

an exhibition of work by young artists

una mostra di lavori or di opere di giovani artisti

he sells his work to tourists

vende i suoi lavori ai turisti

is this all your own work?

è tutta opera tua?

is this all your own work? (more informal)

l'hai fatto tu?

to mark students' work

correggere i compiti degli studenti

his work isn't up to standard

il suo lavoro non raggiunge gli standard richiesti or non è all'altezza

the research was the work of a team

la ricerca è stata il lavoro di una squadra

a work of genius

un'opera di genio

a work of fiction

un'opera di narrativa

a work of reference

un'opera di consultazione

this attack is the work of professionals

quest'attacco è opera di professionisti

I hope you're pleased with your work! ειρων

spero che tu sia soddisfatto del tuo lavoro

the works of Shakespeare, Alfieri

le opere di Shakespeare, Alfieri

7. work ΦΥΣ:

work

lavoro αρσ

8. work (research):

work

lavoro αρσ

work

ricerche θηλ πλ (on su)

there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus

ci sono ancora da fare molte ricerche sul virus

9. work (effect):

to go to work drug, detergent:

agire

the weedkiller has done its work

l'erbicida ha agito

II. works ΟΥΣ npl

1. works (factory):

works

fabbrica θηλ

works

officina θηλ

works canteen

mensa aziendale, della fabbrica

2. works (building work):

works

lavori αρσ

public works

lavori pubblici, opere pubbliche

3. works (everything) οικ:

the (full or whole) works

tutto, tutto quanto

III. work <παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ αρχαϊκ, λογοτεχνικό wrought> [βρετ wəːk, αμερικ wərk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. work (drive):

to work sb hard

fare lavorare sodo or fare sgobbare qn

to work oneself too hard

lavorare troppo or sovraffaticarsi

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

2. work (labour):

to work shifts

fare i turni or lavorare a turni

to work days, nights

lavorare di giorno, di notte

to work one's passage ΝΑΥΣ

pagarsi la traversata lavorando a bordo

to work one's way through university

lavorare per pagarsi l'università or fare l'università lavorando

to work one's way through a book, document

leggere un libro, un documento da cima a fondo

to work a 40 hour week

lavorare 40 ore settimanali

3. work (operate):

work computer, equipment, lathe

fare funzionare, azionare

4. work (exploit commercially):

work oil field, land, mine, seam

sfruttare

5. work (have as one's territory) representative:

work region

coprire, girare per lavoro

beggars, prostitutes work the streets around the station

mendicanti, prostitute che popolano le strade attorno alla stazione

6. work (consume):

to work one's way through amount, quantity

consumare

to work one's way through two whole cakes

sbafarsi due torte

7. work (bring about):

to work wonders, miracles

fare meraviglie, miracoli also μτφ

the landscape started to work its magic on me

il paesaggio cominciò a conquistarmi con la sua magia

8. work (use to one's advantage):

to work the system

sfruttare il sistema

can you work it for me to get tickets?

riesci a farmi avere dei biglietti?

how did you manage to work it?

come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?

I've worked things so that…

ho sistemato le cose in modo che…

9. work (fashion):

work clay, dough

plasmare, modellare, lavorare

work gold, iron

lavorare

to work sth to a soft consistency

lavorare qc fino a renderlo soffice

to work gold into jewellery

lavorare l'oro per farne dei gioielli

10. work (embroider):

work design

ricamare (into su)

to be worked in blue silk

essere ricamata con seta blu

11. work (manoeuvre):

to work sth into slot, hole

infilare qc in

to work a lever up and down

azionare una leva

12. work (exercise):

work muscles, biceps

fare lavorare

13. work (move):

to work one's way through crowd

aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra

to work one's way along ledge, sill

avanzare lungo

to work one's hands free

liberarsi le mani

to work the rope loose

allentare la corda

it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose

si è allentato (poco a poco)

to work its way into bloodstream, system, food, chain

passare, entrare in

start at the top and work your way down

cominciate dall'alto e proseguite verso il basso

IV. work <παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ αρχαϊκ, λογοτεχνικό wrought> [βρετ wəːk, αμερικ wərk] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. work (engage in activity):

work

lavorare

to work at the hospital, the factory

lavorare in or all'ospedale, in or nella fabbrica

to work at home

lavorare a casa

to work as a midwife, teacher

lavorare come ostetrica, come insegnante

to work for sb

lavorare per qn

to work for Grant and Company

lavorare per Grant and Company

to work in advertising, publishing

lavorare nella pubblicità, nell'editoria

to work with young people

lavorare con i giovani

to work for a living

lavorare per vivere

to work in oils, watercolours artist:

dipingere a olio, ad acquerello

2. work (strive):

work

lottare (against contro; for per; to do per fare)

to work against corruption

lottare contro la corruzione

to work towards solution, agreement, compromise

adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere

3. work (function):

work equipment, machine:

funzionare, andare

work institution, system, heart, brain:

funzionare

to work on electricity, on gas

funzionare or andare a corrente elettrica, a gas

to work off the mains

funzionare a corrente

the washing machine isn't working

la lavatrice non funziona

4. work (act, operate):

it doesn't or things don't work like that

le cose non funzionano così

to work on the assumption that …

agire col presupposto or con l'idea che …

to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage

giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qn

to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage

giocare, tornare a sfavore di qn

5. work (be successful):

work treatment:

essere efficace, fare effetto

work detergent, drug:

agire, essere efficace (against contro; on su)

work spell:

agire, avere effetto

work plan, plot:

riuscire

work argument, hypothesis:

funzionare, reggere, stare in piedi

flattery won't work with me

le lusinghe non funzionano con me

the adaptation really works

l'adattamento è davvero riuscito

I didn't think the novel would work as a film

non credevo che il romanzo funzionasse come film

6. work (move):

work face, features:

contrarsi

V. work [βρετ wəːk, αμερικ wərk]

to work oneself into a frenzy (with anger)

dare in smanie or escandescenze

to work oneself into a frenzy (with hysteria)

diventare isterico

to work oneself into a rage

andare in collera or infuriarsi

to work one's way up

fare carriera, fare strada

to work one's way up the company

fare carriera nell'azienda

στο λεξικό PONS

work force ΟΥΣ + sing/pl ρήμα

work force

popolazione θηλ attiva

στο λεξικό PONS

I. force [fɔ:rs] ΟΥΣ

1. force (power):

force

forza θηλ

by sheer force of numbers

solo grazie alla superiorità numerica

force of gravity ΦΥΣ

forza di gravità

to combine forces

unire le forze

2. force (large numbers):

in force

in gran numero

3. force (influence):

force

forza θηλ

by force of circumstance

per cause di forza maggiore

by force of habit

per abitudine

the forces of nature

le forze della natura

4. force (validity):

to come into force

entrare in vigore

5. force ΣΤΡΑΤ:

police force

forze θηλ di polizia pl

Air Force

aeronautica θηλ militare

the armed forces

le forze θηλ pl armate

II. force [fɔ:rs] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. force (use power):

force

forzare

to force a door

forzare una porta

2. force (oblige to do):

force

costringere

to force sb to do sth

obbligare qu a fare qc

to force sb into (doing) sth

costringere qu a fare qc

to force sth on sb

imporre qc a qu

to force a smile

sorridere forzatamente

to force words out of sb

costringere qu a parlare

3. force (cause to grow faster):

force

forzare

I. work [wɜ:rk] ΟΥΣ

1. work (useful activity, employment, place of employment) ΦΥΣ:

work

lavoro αρσ

to be hard work (doing sth)

essere dura (fare qc)

to set sb to work

mettere a lavorare qu

good work!

bravo!

to be out of work

essere disoccupato

2. work (product) a. ΤΈΧΝΗ, ΜΟΥΣ:

work

opera θηλ

reference work

opera θηλ di consultazione

3. work (factory):

work pl + sing/pl ρήμα

fabbrica θηλ

steel works

acciaieria θηλ

4. work pl ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

work of a clock

meccanismo αρσ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to have one's work cut out to do sth

non essere facile per qu fare qc

to make short work of sb

sbrigarsela in fretta con qu

to make short work of sth

fare fuori qc rapidamente

to get to work on sb/sth οικ

lavorarsi qu/qc

the works οικ

tutto quanto

give me a pizza with the works

voglio una pizza con tutto

to give sb the works sl

pestare qu

II. work [wɜ:rk] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. work (do job,):

work

lavorare

to work abroad

lavorare all'estero

to work as a teacher

fare l'insegnante

2. work (be busy):

work

essere occupato

to get working

mettersi al lavoro

to work hard

lavorare sodo

to work to do sth

impegnarsi a fare qc

3. work ΤΕΧΝΟΛ (be successful):

work

funzionare

to get sth to work

far funzionare qc

4. work ΙΑΤΡ:

work

fare effetto

5. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

agire contro qu/qc

to work against/for a candidate

risultare a sfavore/a favore di un candidato

to work both ways

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

6. work (move):

to work (somewhere)

spostarsi (da qualche parte)

7. work + επίθ (become):

to work free

liberarsi

to work loose

allentarsi

8. work λογοτεχνικό (change expression):

work sb's face

contrarsi

ιδιωτισμοί:

to work like a charm

funzionare a meraviglia

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

to work around to sth

prepararsi a poco a poco per qc

III. work [wɜ:rk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. work (make sb work):

to work sb hard

far lavorare molto qu

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

to work a forty-hour week

avere una settimana lavorativa di quaranta ore

2. work ΤΕΧΝΟΛ (operate):

work

far funzionare

to be worked by sth

essere azionato da qc

3. work (move back and forward):

work

muovere

to work sth free

liberare qc

to work sth loose

allentare qc

to work one's way along sth

farsi strada lungo qc

4. work (bring about):

work

produrre

work a miracle

fare

to work it [or things] so that …

fare in modo che… +subj

5. work (shape):

work

modellare

work bronze, iron

lavorare

6. work ΜΌΔΑ (embroider):

work

ricamare

7. work:

work ΜΕΤΑΛΛΕΥΤ

sfruttare

work ΓΕΩΡΓ

lavorare

8. work (pay for by working):

to work one's way through college

mantenersi all'università lavorando

Present

I	force
you	force
he/she/it	forces
we	force
you	force
they	force

Past

I	forced
you	forced
he/she/it	forced
we	forced
you	forced
they	forced

Present Perfect

I	have	forced
you	have	forced
he/she/it	has	forced
we	have	forced
you	have	forced
they	have	forced

Past Perfect

I	had	forced
you	had	forced
he/she/it	had	forced
we	had	forced
you	had	forced
they	had	forced

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγμένα από τη συντακτική ομάδα της PONS)

About 37.4% of the work force was in industry, 13.7% in agriculture and forestry, 24.3% in other productive sectors, and 24.6% in the service sectors.

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While many graduates enter the work force, around 40% go on to further post-secondary education.

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This is the most common case of physical fatigueaffecting a national average of 72% of adults in the work force in 2002.

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Foreign investors also have been attracted by the infrastructure improvements as well as by the educated and skilled work force and relatively stable political conditions.

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The shipyard expected to overhaul about 132 ships during the year, and its work force had stabilized to nearly 5,000 persons.

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